Achieving Network Deployment Flexibility with Mirantis OpenStack

No longer do we live in a world where you can build your networks around expensive, proprietary pieces of hardware and software. Technology moves so fast that you need to be able to keep up, and that means changing your network on demand. But how can you achieve that kind of flexibility while still maintaining the crucial aspects of performance and reliability?

In this webinar we'll look at the network agility provided by OpenStack, which enables you to gain all of the advantages of software defined networking and Network Functions Virtualization without having to compromise on basic requirements. We'll discuss:

In this webinar, we'll cover the latest updates in Red Hat OpenStack releases 9 and 10, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3. We'll discuss these components and how they play into Software Defined Infrastructure, key features in RHOSP and RHEL, and the technical value proposition offered by the interplay between these two platform products. We'll also touch on features specifically benefitting Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Functions Virtualization (NFV). Finally, we'll touch on the support in RHEL 7.3 for the Internet of Things (IoT), along with Red Hat's middleware product line.

The Internet of Things (IoT) will provide a wealth of information that will enable us to collect, understand and process data in real-time. This new form of M2M interaction will be partially enabled through SDN/NFV. Networks in Telecoms and other enterprises will now become connected to legacy hardware through IoT ready Telematics platforms. Securing this new technology is imperative in maintaining and protecting the network. In this webinar we will discuss how to make the network ready for IoT and explore the relation between IoT and SDN/NFV:
• Introduction to IoT
• The impact of SDN on IoT
• Securing brownfield IoT deployments (e.g. Industrial Control Systems (ICS) & Telematics platforms)
• Where and when protection is required in the network
• Using DPI to understand communicated data

The BIG-IP iSeries (Shuttle) is one of the largest product launches for F5 Networks one the key customers for the Network Platforms Group at Intel. F5’s Big IP iSeries leverages key Intel platforms and technologies to support ever growing business models and challenges in cloud and network transformation. Come see how F5 hardware plays an important role for new application deployment architectures and why the BIG-IP iSeries with Intel inside is a pivotal enabler for enterprises and service providers as they merge their architectures with the cloud. Learn the key details of this exciting lineup to help your customers and partners understand how the BIG-IP iSeries can help them tackle the challenges of changing priorities and environments.

The telecom landscape is changing rapidly thanks to the increase in media-centric target applications and services. To meet these requirements, Enterprise IT, service providers and telecom operators are pivoting to virtualized servers, including NFV.

In this free webinar, learn how a layered software architecture better leverages the advantages of the MSDK/GPU, including HD 4K resolution, H.265/HEVC, increased server capacity and a reduction in energy consumption. SURF-HMP is the first integrated multimedia transcoding platform to optimize Intel’s MSDK/GPU for voice, video and signal applications.

Recent contributions to the Open vSwitch open source project have enabled further DPDK software accelerations in the datapath. The Open vSwitch 2.6.0 release provides users with a performant software dataplane for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV).

Many important enhancements were made to the DPDK-enabled datapath in the Open vSwitch 2.6.0 release. In this presentation, Ian and Ciara will describe several of these enhancements, including:
• Ingress & Egress Qos
• Jumbo frames support
• DPDK 16.07 Support
• vHost NUMA Awareness
• vHost User Client-Mode & Reconnect

More is being asked of the enterprise WAN than ever before—providing direct connectivity to the cloud, understanding what applications are and how they are performing, and providing security functions in a cost-effective fashion all the way to the branch. Traditional ASIC-based WAN architectures, while providing excellent forwarding performance, lack the flexibility to adapt to the needs of the enterprise WAN both today and in the future. This webinar will address the key architectural benefits of Intel architectures and how they can enable next generation SD-WANs, as well as the benefits that end customers can realize including lower acquisition cost, faster service enablement and lowest ongoing total cost of ownership.

Most embedded devices today never see a software update once shipped from the factory. Even if a software update is available, it's still very cumbersome to apply. More often than not, the update process is riddled with artifacts relying entirely on the end consumer. Given the complexities of keeping/maintaining the device, it's no surprise that adding to it capabilities with new software is challenging.
In this session, we are going to introduce novel ways to manage a device life cycle. This new paradigm of software design enables transactional updates, application isolation and security as fundamental building blocks.

Vendors of traditional ICT hardware are challenged with integrating new applications in a short time-to-market solution. Even minor modifications can require extensive resources. Cloud computing answers the challenge with interoperable standards: flexible, on-demand resources that allow the interchange of system modules for processing, data transfer and storage.
This webinar will introduce ADLINK’s vision for the transformation of ICT infrastructure to a more flexible, open design with Modular Industrial Cloud Architecture (MICA).

During past decade the world had gone through the technological evolution of modern networks from purpose built equipment to SDN/NFV concept using virtualized network functions running on COTS servers. Such development significantly changed technical and economic aspects of services provided by telecom operators.

Brain4Net’s approach assumes that vCPE is not just VNF in the Cloud or On-Premise device. It’s the comprehensive CSP service that engages connectivity in Metro Network, physical and virtual network infrastructure within Data Center, Cloud environment, and Lifecycle Service Orchestration. The following webinar will discuss the overall vCPE architecture and how to improve virtual network performance using Intel’s Enhanced Platform Awareness and Brain4Net’s own OpenStack networking improvements.

Sandvine will be presenting how it's accelerating and facilitating Cloud based business services rollouts with carriers worldwide with the use of Openstack and Enhanced Platform Awareness capabilities to optimize platform utilizations. The webinar will cover the underlying NFV infrastructure design typically seen in production environments, and how individual VNF requirements are provisioned with Enhanced Platform Awareness. The session will cover VNF deployment and orchestration via Openstack, how to address hardware dependencies and asymmetric loading of compute nodes for DPDK usage, and the use of PCI Passthrough when scheduling compute resources.

You know the Telco technology landscape is changing, and you don't want to be left behind. So what do you do about it? In this webinar, we'll look at the realities of creating distributed Telco clouds, and what they mean to you today, and in the very near future. You will benefit from this webinar if you: (i) Hear some of these buzzwords: NFV, SDN, ETSI, OPNFV, OpenStack, MANO, Orchestrator, Distributed NFV, ODL, ONOS, CORD, VNF, NFVI, or VIM, (ii) Are puzzled by all the hype, considering the fact that production deployments by Telcos are few and far between, (iii) Wonder if (and how) a Carrier-Grade Cloud OpenStack Solution can be delivered, (iv) Want to know the best way to characterize and run workloads in a Telco Cloud, (v) Want to learn how to characterize, test and size a Telco Cloud using these new buzzwords
[Note: This webinar goes deep into the technical underpinning of an end-to-end solution, so be ready to be drenched with lots of details in a short period of time. We will try to do follow-on single-subject sessions based on your feedback, so come prepared with your questions and suggestions.]

Enterprises are increasingly focused on driving automation with the flexibility of private and public clouds and modern application architectures. Legacy application delivery controllers (ADCs) rely on proprietary appliances with custom ASICs to meet performance requirements driving up costs without addressing next generation computing needs. Significant performance improvements achieved on Intel architecture servers now enable industry leading ADC performance on standard bare-metal servers. It is time to rethink L4 – L7 services for today’s applications.

In this webinar jointly presented by Intel and Avi Networks learn how with the right architecture, software-defined application services on standard Intel architectures deliver superior performance at the best price / performance ratio. Learn how you can finally go beyond table stakes load balancing and static hardware appliances to:

- Use Webscale IT principles and software load balancers to achieve the best performance
- Autoscale load balancers and applications on-demand with no manual intervention
- Troubleshoot gnarly application issues within a minute
- Take advantage of multi-cloud environments with central management
- Eliminate overspending on ADCs and lower your TCO by more than 70%

Network functions virtualization (NFV) has promised us many things- lower capital and operational costs, increased interoperability with best of breed vendors, and at the same time decreased vendor lock-in, and lastly, but most importantly, faster time to revenue for new services with enhanced, agile service creation and platform awareness capabilities. But what exactly does a completely automated network with fully orchestrated assurance look like and what are the benefits that programmable service assurance solutions will bring you?

This webinar will describe the challenges and limitations with test and assurance today and one suggested transformation route to achieving a fully programmable, actively assured network, allowing you to take advantage of the operational cost savings and the ability to deploy new services faster promised by NFV.

Today, Communications service providers face real challenges in terms of their ability to innovate and deliver new services with greater speed and agility and at lower costs. Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) is fast becoming a disruptive intersection of cloud, telco and enterprise. SD-WAN offers an alternative to delivering managed services with centralized configuration, management, and optimization of Enterprise applications across the WAN. According to IDC, SD-WAN is projected to be a $6B market by 2020, with an estimated compound annual growth rate of 100 percent.

In this webinar, viewers will learn about the technologies that enable SD-WAN and the value proposition for enterprises and communications service providers. They’ll also hear about specific deployment options where SD-WAN delivers benefits over traditional methods.

Join this webcast to learn how to seamlessly deploy and orchestrate virtual network functions and services for the branch as both cloud-based and on-premises solutions. You’ll discover how easy it is to operationalize new service offerings and create a path to cost savings, rapid service monetization, and competitive differentiation.

RIFT.io and Brocade have collaborated to integrate the Brocade Vyatta Network Operating System, deployed as a Virtual Network Function (VNF) Platform, with RIFT.ware’s network service orchestration capabilities (NFV-O). This combination creates an on-premises branch services solution (vCPE) and cloud-based service.
The webcast will discuss best practices and feature a demo that will show:
• How Brocade and RIFT.ware jointly deliver a robust and scalable solution for operators to deploy virtualized network services for vCPE in the cloud and customer premises.
• How RIFT.ware and Brocade work together to deploy Vyatta Network OS as a VNF and VNF platform.
• Details on why an open architecture approach to interfaces is critical to ensure interoperability and rapid operationalization of services.

During this presentation two areas of development in OpenStack Neutron will be discussed.
The first is Quality of service, we will describe how to enable it, the back end drivers it is implemented on and the features currently available and in development.
Extension interoperability in OpenStack Neutron will also be discussed, specifically in regards to the Open vSwitch driver and the extensions use of the OpenFlow tables.

With the advent of 5G, the coming advancements in wireless technology will dramatically impact the way we do business, interact with each other, and accomplish everyday tasks. As with any coming or newly emerging technology, predicting the impact of 5G is a challenge, but we know for sure that the leap to 5G will have an instant impact on end-to-end device and network transformation. The increase in speed, power, and functionality that 5G offers can enable Communications Service Providers to keep pace with the increasing demands of their customers. In essence, 5G will enable the network to become personal.

In this webinar, Intel and Verizon will explore how 5G will make it possible to transform the way we think about devices and things and the networking technologies that will drive the need for flexible computing to enable the widespread connectivity required for the Internet of Things. In addition, participants will learn how platform scalability and flexibility through virtualization are necessary to deliver the efficient, powerful use of computing needed in the 5G network and how Communications Service Providers can streamline the delivery of services and drive new opportunities for service growth.

Virtualization presents tremendous efficiency and service innovation opportunities for the telecom industry.

However, while most of the attention in the industry has focused on the virtualization of the functions themselves by leading networking hardware vendors, a greater challenge lies ahead for the telco aiming at orchestrating holistically services across these new architectures while still exploiting their legacy installed base.

The task is rendered even more complex as what used to be a standalone silo in legacy network architectures now has to be weaved into every service delivered and orchestrated by the telco for their clients: Security.

In this webinar we will focus on the specific challenges that come with orchestrating security as part of the network service (whether virtual or physical), and the associated end customer expectations on the matter (self-management portals, monitoring, big data analysis, remediation etc..).

We will also discuss the broader adoption of next generation orchestration technologies as they relate to security services and the need for channel empowerment through devops and agility and technology integration easiness, which may lead to a subset of open source communities/solutions in the industry.

Recent evolutions in cloud technology have yielded an exciting advancement, Telco Cloud, offering seamless, agile delivery of unique communication and cloud services on converging infrastructure. In addition to traditional services, including voice and data, infrastructure and business solutions, Telco Cloud technology supports a wide range of services and creates revenue opportunities beyond today’s offerings. In this webinar, the audience will get an introduction to Telco Cloud infrastructure, understand trends in the industry that are changing the landscape for service delivery, and hear real examples of how services are being implemented today that are generating new revenue opportunities for communications service providers.

The Intel® Network Builders webinar program is a recurring webcast series in which ecosystem members and Intel technology experts delve into the technologies, topics, and issues facing the networking industry. Presenters delve into the network transformation taking place through the adoption of software defined networking (SDN) and network functions virtualization (NFV) across telecommunication and enterprise organizations.

Intel Network Builders also offers a comprehensive NFV and SDN training program through the Intel Network Builders University, which offers a broad collection of online content for technical professionals in the network industry. Learn more at http://networkbuilders.intel.com/university.